cramp :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (3)

cramp

n. a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued

cramp iron

n. a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together

spasm

n. a painful and involuntary muscular contraction

Verbs (3)

secure with a cramp

v. secure with a cramp; "cramp the wood"

halter, hamper

v. prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (9)

fit, convulsion, paroxysm

n. violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles

muffle, mute, damp, deaden, dampen, tone down

v. of sounds or images

Synonyms (0)

Antonyms (0)

cramp

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